The Oktoberfest Wow, where to start. It's like a Disneyland for adults ;-) The festival lasts for 16 days and besides the 14 or so beer tents, there are hundreds of side shows, food stalls, carnival rides, shops, etc. It was one big party. Many of the locals were in traditional costume, and apparently they even turn up to work in that during the festival season. While there was obviously a lot of drinking happening (the internet says an average of 6 million litres of beer is drunk in that 16 days), the crowds weren't unruly and everyone seemed to be in the best spirits! I didn't see any aggro the whole night. Before entering one of the beer tents, we all lined our stomachs with a 1/2m hot dog. We made our way to the
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